Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 259 - 176 Got the Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit_1

Chapter 259: 176 Got the Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit_1

A month had swiftly passed, and the door to the secret chamber opened. Shen Long stepped out with a smile on his face.

He had successfully refined the Vajra Bone Tempering Pills, a total of twenty. He only needed to give ten to Chan Master Xinkong and could keep ten for himself to consume.

Shen Long walked out, and it was nightfall.

He opened the courtyard gate and found the street completely deserted.

He reverted to his true appearance and walked out.

Arriving at Golden Flood Dragon Pavilion, Shen Long strode in, heading straight to the upper floors.

He reached the ninth floor and saw Ximen Yu.

"Taoist Friend Shen, it’s been a long time."

Ximen Yu initiated the greeting.

"Taoist Friend Ximen, this is a Leading Thunder Pearl from inside a late-stage third-order Golden Thunder Turtle, please verify the item."

Shen Long took out the Leading Thunder Pearl and handed it to Ximen Yu.

Ximen Yu shook the Leading Thunder Pearl slightly, and a burst of thunder sounded; he quickly put away the pearl and said, "Good, this is indeed the Leading Thunder Pearl. Taoist Friend Shen, name your price."

"I want the Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit!" Shen Long said.

The Absorbing Thunder Pearl is even more precious. When forged into a Dharma Treasure, it can weaken Thunder Method attacks.

"Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit!" Ximen Yu frowned.

"Taoist Friend Ximen, you said it yourself, in order to kill this turtle, I nearly died at its hands." Shen Long’s face revealed an expression of lingering fear.

Ximen Yu nodded and said, "Taoist Friend Shen, just wait a moment, I’ll send someone to fetch it."

He took out a golden Law Disk and inserted a spell, gesturing for a while.

After a little while, a middle-aged man came up, handed a green jade box to Ximen Yu, who then passed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long opened the lid of the box and saw a black fruit with seven silver stripes on its surface.

"The Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit!" With a joyful expression, Shen Long took the item.

"Taoist Friend Shen, if you come across more high-grade Absorbing Thunder Pearls or Leading Thunder Pearls, please consider us first," Ximen Yu said.

"No problem. But honestly, the chance of Thunder Attribute Monster Beasts containing Absorbing Thunder Pearls or Leading Thunder Pearls is just too low," Shen Long sighed.

"The rarer things are, the more precious. That’s why you could exchange for Seven Stars Spirit Cultivating Fruit. I’ve heard some Thunder Attribute Monster Beasts contain both Absorbing Thunder Pearls and Leading Thunder Pearls," Ximen Yu mentioned.

"Those kinds of Monster Beasts are very rare and have great potential. If you encounter one, you’re lucky just to get away," Shen Long remarked.

After some idle chat, Shen Long took his leave. As he was descending the stairs, a gaunt young man in black, radiating an intense chill of Yin Qi, approached.

"Ghost Cultivator," Shen Long thought to himself, not saying anything aloud, and continued towards the lower floors.

He had just left the Golden Flood Dragon Pavilion when an excited female voice rang out, "Taoist Friend Shen, so you have made your way to the Outer Sea."

Turning towards the source of the voice, Shen Long saw Han Chuchu and Chu Buyu standing by her side.

"Sister Chu, this is the Taoist Friend Shen I told you about," Han Chuchu enthusiastically introduced.

Chu Buyu bowed slightly and said, "I am Chu Buyu. I have long heard of Taoist Friend Shen."

"Fairy Chu is too kind. I’ve long admired you," Shen Long replied politely.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I have a matter I would like to discuss with you in private if it’s possible to step aside for a word," Chu Buyu said.

"It’s possible! Let’s talk at my residence," Shen Long replied.

"I won’t disturb you then. Taoist Friend Shen, Sister Chu, please take your time to talk," Han Chuchu said.

Han Chuchu said, taking big steps into the Golden Flood Dragon Pavilion.

Shen Long, accompanied by Chu Buyu, arrived at the Qingjun Pavilion and brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea.

After a cup of tea had warmed her stomach, Chu Buyu spoke of official matters, "Taoist Friend Shen, I heard you have top-grade Beast Nurturing Pills? I would like to buy some from you, what do you say?"

"I heard Fairy Chu is skilled in Artifact Refining Technique. I would like to ask Fairy Chu to help refine this Absorbing Thunder Pearl into a Dharma Treasure. The reward is two top-grade Beast Nurturing Pills, how about it?"

Shen Long took out the Absorbing Thunder Pearl and handed it to Chu Buyu.

"Two are too few. I’ll trade you Cultivation Resources for them; I want five," Chu Buyu said, taking out dozens of materials.

Shen Long glanced over them and pointed at two green Demon Cores, asking, "What Monster Beasts are these Demon Cores from?"

"These are from a third-rank Middle Stage Green Wind Roc!"

Chu Buyu explained.

"Don’t you have a Jiuxia Beast’s Poison Sac? Just two Demon Cores, that’s not enough."

Shen Long frowned and said.

"I want ten top-grade Beast Nurturing Pills. This is a Leading Thunder Pearl from the body of a third-rank Middle Stage Golden Thunder Hawk. I can refine a set of Dharma Treasures that can absorb the power of thunder and lightning and can also lead the natural thunder to hurt the enemy. What do you say?"

Chu Buyu took out a golden sphere and said.

"A set of Dharma Treasures! No problem,"

Shen Long readily agreed and said, "I’ll give you five Beast Nurturing Pills as a deposit first."

"No need, give me the compensation after the treasures are refined,"

Chu Buyu said.

"Alright! Then I’ll leave it to Fairy Chu,"

Shen Long said.

After some casual conversation, Chu Buyu bid farewell and Shen Long personally saw her off.

"Isn’t that Junior Sister Chu? And who might this friend be?"

A somewhat teasing female voice sounded.

Chu Buyu’s brow furrowed, and she looked towards the source of the voice to see a buxom woman in white walking towards her.

The woman in white had delicate features and an aura even stronger than that of Chu Buyu.

"Mu Shanshan, it’s none of your business what I do,"

Chu Buyu said coldly.

"I’m your senior sister. I certainly wouldn’t want you to do anything that would tarnish the reputation of our Sun Moon Palace, and neither would I want Senior Brother Xu to be mistaken,"

Mu Shanshan sneered.

Chu Buyu huffed and departed with big strides.

Shen Long’s brow furrowed, and he turned to walk back to the Qingjun Pavilion, closing the large door behind him.

He went to a secret room, entered the Spirt Control Tower, and arrived at the third floor.

He whistled, and a crisp, clear bird call came from the sky as a Gold-Winged Windroc dived down, bringing a gust of wind towards him.

It landed in front of Shen Long, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Shen Long took out a green Demon Core and a top-grade Beast Nurturing Pill and fed them to the Gold-Winged Windroc.

The Gold-Winged Windroc let out a joyful cry, flapped its wings gently, and soared into the sky, stirring up countless clouds of dust.

Shen Long left the Spirt Control Tower and took out the Scarlet Crow Cauldron, intending to perform Alchemy when a piercing screech sounded; he took a blue, shimmering Messaging Plate from his chest, poured a spell into it, and He Hai’s voice came through: "Senior Shen, are you available? There are two seniors who wish to meet you and are willing to pay a hefty price for your top-grade Elixirs. They are very strong."

"What background do they come from? How did they think to ask you for an introduction?"

Shen Long asked.

"They are Loose Cultivators with vast Divine Skills. By chance, they learned that this junior knows you, so they asked me to introduce them,"

He Hai explained.

Shen Long pondered for a moment and then instructed, "Bring them to the Qingjun Pavilion! I’ll meet them."

"Yes, Senior Shen,"

He Hai agreed.

Shen Long put away the Messaging Plate and went out to sit down in the great hall.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew in and landed before Shen Long shortly after.

Shen Long’s right hand caught the Sound Transmission Talisman, pinched it to dust, and He Hai’s voice came through, "Senior Shen, we’ve arrived."

Shen Long got up, opened the door, and He Hai was standing at the doorway with a medium-built man in blue and a strikingly beautiful woman in red standing beside him. Judging by their auras, they had Core Formation Late Stage cultivations.